The Best of Parliament: Give Up the Funk

Track Listings

1. Flash Light

2. Bop Gun (Endangered Species)

3. P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)

4. Mothership Connection (Star Child)

5. Do That Stuff

6. Theme from the Black Hole

7. Ride On

8. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)

9. Up for the Down Stroke

10. Agony of Defeet

11. Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)

12. Dr. Funkenstein

13. Chocolate City

14. Let's Play House

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
For legal reasons too complicated to dive into, George Clinton forged two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic, out of what had just been one. In loose terms, Parliament was thought to be the more commercially viable of his insane clown posses, so it's not surprising that most of the tracks on this essential package made it to the radio. And radio never had it so good, since Parliament's idea of Top 40 included timeless dance-floor manifestos like "Flashlight," "Bop Gun," and "Give Up the Funk." This collection is a party on a platter and then some. --Amy Linden

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Tracks:

Flash Light
Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
Mothership Connection (Star Child)
Do That Stuff
Theme From The Black Hole
Ride On
Give Up the Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
Up For The Down Stroke
Agony Of Defeet
Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)
Dr. Funkenstein
Chocolate City
Let's Play House

Amazon.com

For legal reasons too complicated to dive into, George Clinton forged two bands, Parliament and Funkadelic, out of what had just been one. In loose terms, Parliament was thought to be the more commercially viable of his insane clown posses, so it's not surprising that most of the tracks on this essential package made it to the radio. And radio never had it so good, since Parliament's idea of Top 40 included timeless dance-floor manifestos like "Flashlight," "Bop Gun," and "Give Up the Funk." This collection is a party on a platter and then some. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

Its good - but don't over rate it.......2007-02-26

This is mostly a good compilation and is representative of Parliaments' better tracks. Flash light (of course) is a classic. The last four tracks, however, are tedious and repititious - unless you like songs about smelly feet and annoying cartoon voices. They detract from the overall value of what is otherwise a good compilation. Buy it, dance to it, enjoy it - but don't over rate it.

Gotta Have This Funk.......2006-09-14

This compliation of favorites from the Funk mob is a keeper. I purchased this funk to stay funked in my car and to date, it has not disappointed me. If you want to have this hits, this is a CD for you. I am not big on buying every Greatest Hits CD out there--it's usually the same songs with some minor differences. If you are a "Nut for PFunk" like I am, I buy some just because I don't have that picture in my collection. I now have "The PFunk Earth Tour" on DVD so I don't need all the CD covers--this is one that you will want to "funkify" your PFunk collection and it's cool to have for the parties without pulling out your entire collection--PFunk is a state of mind, a condition for.............

GET YOUR FUNK ON!!!!!!.......2003-03-10

In my opinon this is the best compilation offered by Parliament. As a do or die funkateer of the group for close to 30 years this CD doesn't get any better.

funky stuff can't get enough.......2001-08-17